IDA total vs Kuwait: Population in the largest city
IDA total
25.6%
in 2025
Kuwait
70.0%
in 2025
IDA total rank
8th
Kuwait rank
9th
Population in the largest city over time
- IDA total
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 70.0% against 25.6% in IDA total, a difference of 44.4%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 2.7 times IDA total's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
IDA total ranks 8th and Kuwait ranks 9th of 43 groups.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA total | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.5% | 76.1% | 48.6% | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 28.6% | 72.4% | 43.7% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 28.0% | 61.0% | 33.0% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 28.0% | 74.3% | 46.4% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 26.6% | 68.2% | 41.7% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 67.4% | 42.1% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 70.1% | 44.7% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, IDA total or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 70.0% against 25.6% in IDA total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between IDA total and Kuwait?
- 44.4%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Kuwait?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do IDA total and Kuwait rank globally for population in the largest city?
- IDA total ranks 8th and Kuwait ranks 9th of 43 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.